The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999. The latter was suspended until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process, but devolution was fully completed in March 2010.
The UK was an active member of the EU from 1973 to 2016, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, frustrated by a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The so-called “Brexit” will take years to carry out but could be the signal for referenda in other EU countries where skepticism of EU membership benefits is strong.
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Displaying 571 - 575 of 782Roads (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 346 of 2007).
These Regulations define procedures for the environmental impact assessment of projects for the construction or improvement of roads. For this purpose they amend the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993. The Regulations, among other things, define for Northern Ireland public hearing requirements of Article 3 of the Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
Implements: Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. (1985-06-27)
Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 178 of 2000).
These Regulations make provision in respect of Scotland for certain aspects of a new scheme under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for the remediation of contaminated land including land where controlled waters (including those used for the supply of drinking water for human consumption) are being affected by the land. Land shall be designated in accordance with these Regulations as a special site and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) shall be the authority responsible for enforcing the scheme in respect of such sites.
Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 3240 of 2007).
These Regulations amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2007 so as to apply the modifications those Regulations make to Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 regarding all radioactivity including circumstances where civil liability for damage to the land is regulated, for the purposes of the Paris Convention on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy, by the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 or foreign law.
Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 179 of 2007).
These Regulations make provision, in relation to Scotland, for the identification and remediation of contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. No. 345 of 2006).
These Regulations concern the control of exposure to radioactive substances on land. They implement Articles 48 and 53 of Council Directive 96/29/Euratom. The Chief Inspector appointed under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 shall investigate the condition of land which is believed to be causing lasting exposure to ionizing radiation and serve an intervention notice upon the responsible person requiring that person to carry out out the necessary actions set out in these Regulations.